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A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.

Alexander Hamilton

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the hand of the divinity itself; and can never be erased.
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Divine Hands Human Right Writing
Cold in my professions, warm in my friendships, I wish, my Dear Laurens, it might be in my power, by action rather than words, to convince you that I love you.
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Career Friendship Myself
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
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Act Brave Human Liberty Nature
Have we not already seen enough of the fallacy and extravagance of those idle theories which have amused us with promises of an exemption from the imperfections, weaknesses and evils incident to society in every shape?
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Enough Evil Imperfection Promise Seen Weakness
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
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Angel Government Man Necessary
The inquiry constantly is what will please, not what will benefit the people. In such a government there can be nothing but temporary expedient, fickleness, and folly.
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Enemy Government People
Hard words are very rarely useful. Real firmness is good for every thing. Strut is good for nothing.
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Goodness Word
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
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Danger Power Safety
A powerful, victorious ally is yet another name for master.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Powerful Victory
If we must have an enemy at the head of government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible.
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Enemy Government Responsible
Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.
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Age Body Expectation Trust
The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.
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Best Hope People
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
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Democracy Government Liberty Reality
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man’s subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
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Human Man Nature Power Willing
Dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.
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Ambition Appearance Danger Government People Right
The art of reading is to skip judiciously.
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Art Reading

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